SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 April 1910, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

HIGH WATER. April 8.—8.54 a.m.; 9.15 p.m. April 9.—9.36 a.m,; 9.57 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. Greymouth.—Wind, east, light; barometer, 30.45; thermometer, 60 degrees; tides moderate; bar considerable. WEATHER FORECAST. Rev. Bates (Government Meteorologist) wired to-day as foilown: “Expect southerly moderate winds backing to northerly moderate to strong winds after 24 hours and winds freshening; indications for fair weather; glass little movement, but glass fall after twentyfour hours; tides moderate and sea considerable, but sea decreasing after and tides increasing after 24 hours.’’

ARRIVED. April 7.--Maj)ourika, ss, 718 tons, Caplain .Stringer, from Wellington, Nelson and Westport. Passengers; Mises Dorian, Weenink, Ure, Ronayne; Mesdames Griffiths and Ruslan; Messrs Foster, Griffiths (2|. Rathburn, Chapman. Handle, Roberts, Townsend. Laurie and nine steerage. April 7.- Kennedy, ss, 157 tons. Captain Stevens, from Westjwrt. April 8.-Kaitoa, ss, 117 tons, Captain l.rabam, from Westport. April B.—Ennerdale, ss, 576 tons, Captain Cox. from Auckland. April B.—Kittawa, ss 708 tons, Captain Pennington, from Lyttelton. April 8. Poherua. ss. 749 tons, Captain Robertson, from Wellington. April 8. Rakanoa. ss. 1393 tons. Captain Carson, from Port- Chalmers.

BAILED. April 8. Mangapapa, 93 tons. Captain Fletcher, lor West poll. April 8. Kennedy. ss. 157 tons. Captain Stevens, for Nelson. ! April 8. Aralmra. ss. 771 tons. Captain Lambert, for Wellington. April 8. Peione, ss, 580 tons, Captain Dilner. for Wellington. April 0. —Kntiiku, ss. 62 tons, Captain Carey, for Lyttelton. April 8. Ngahere. ss. 556 tons. Captain Christian, for Wellington. April 8. Kamona. ss, 912 tons. Captain Mi Lean, for Westport. AprilS. Lily, schooner Captain Bloom. 84 tons, for Lyttelton. IN PORT. Kaitoa, Laura. Magic, Annie Hill. Ennerdale. Mapmirika. I’olierna, Kittawa and Rakanoa.

Tin' Aralmra, Koluku and Kaniona sailed this morning. The Rakatma arrival! this morning, and luails ninlii'i- for Sydney. The Kittawa arrived this morning and sails to-morrow inornin" for Wellinglon-i.-.ai laden. The Mapourika arrived this morning, and sails for Wellington via way ports ai nine o'clock to-night. Tin- Alexander, from Westport, and llolmdale, from Gisborne, will enter port, :Ins evening. The Kennedy arrived last night. and sailed this morning at eight o'clock for Nelson und Tieton. The Kaitoa arrived this morning from Nelson and sails at ten o’eloek to night for Wellington ilireet. The Alexander is due from the north this afternoon, and sails at eight o’clock to-nielil for Westport and Nelson. The Waimea leaves Wanganui to-mor-row morning for (Ireymonth direct, and is due here ou Sunday. She sails at 6 a.m. on Monday for Napier direct. The following passengers are hooked to leave hv the Mapourika: Misses Roller! s. .Mi-Sherry. Clonsen. Mycroft. Williams. Holmes, D'Rcarv, Penrose, Cocli-

raiie. (lurry. Hyndman; Mesdamos MoSherry. Roiierls. Mclnroe. Warren. Williams. Stnlill.i, T.rown, .Martin, Brown, Sliern ; Messrs Chambers. Livirk. Middlelon. Hen/oni. Armstrong (2). Roberts, Master .Martin, Burns, Row. Reilly, Johnson, Ma -l.av. Naans. Stulilm. Warren, Dahown, Williams, .letferies, Mclnroe. Hodgson. Muir. Kennedy. Master F.astgate, Ramsey. Mnnn, Row. Mclntyre and Hettif. The Kairaki leaves Lvtteiton to-morrow for Westport and (lievmoiith. Captain W. T. Collins took i liarge of the Te Anan at Timani on Saturday, in n!;o .■ of i 'apt ain K. IT Stewart. riie I'ninn Coinpanv's big steamer M-ikoia. lately employed in the intercolonial trade and now engaged in the islands inn. i> to make a. trip to Westport. Captain -I, K. Stevens has Been appointed to the temporarv command of the ss. Kennedy, vice Captain Wild man. jnn., who remains ashore for instructions. Mr ('has. S. 15 tough ton, late purser of the Aralmra. lias recovered from his rerent illness, and now occupies a shore position in the service of the Union Company. The following is a list of officers who signed on the Kotnkn’s articles: Chief, Mr A. d. Rookie; second. My M. C. Rang dale; chief engineer, Mr A. Sadler; second. Mr A Reid: third. Mr A. Mi Kenzie; chief steward. Mr J. Watson. Mr Toogood. the newly-appointed engineer to the Hokitika Harhour Board, is ev|u- led o. arrive in Hokitika next week, it is understood that he immediately commence- the preparation of (Jans and speei tii .ition- to enahh a .-lari to he made with the Inn hour work:-.

It is a impulai .-iiju-rsilition that nits leave a ship before- a disaster. It is a i nrions < oincideiice that mi Tuesday evening last week some men standing on the Nelson wharf saw several rats leave I lie Kni. ami the attention of the view was railed to the fart. Inn no not ire was taken of it it the time. Mr \V N. .[iiliiistone. late third ottjeer of i lie Komata, left the hip at West i.or*, and proi ceded f• < Melbourne to -it tm ihe evamin.it ion fur a mate's rertiti .ale Ml T, It Hubert sell took Ills place, Imt mi the arrival of (lie latter at Wei 1i 1 1 St ton the latter transfoiTrd l*> (he \i a ■ Inna as third .Hirer. The schooner Clyde, when about to sail lupin the powder around -it Wellington Ini I Ireviieuil ii on Monday afleriioon, ran ten' j iliiioom against the Blackball t'oal t oiitpaiiv's wooden coal hulk I'darkwall. and Mu- i liooiier’s jibboom wa t-ll.lpp* d I.ff lln I !vde had tiia-h-d a ti'lantitv of ,1 .1, I • !■_ ib.J , a ■ I-..' I tri; v ■ ■ "I -m - to : s 'arb .I' d *.u! when -he !iiis.-ed slays, lie, jibinniiii ran over the hulk amidships, and caught on the spars of the hulk. The hulk, win. h was nractically empty at the lime ol the mishap, suffered no damage. Messrs S. Wood and Son will lit a new jiblioom to the Clyde.

'I here appears to be some doubt now as to (he name to be riven to the Blackball I 'ompany s new collier. It was suggested that she would be railed Ngawaka. hut probably delinite information from Home will be available within the next few weeks. The new boat, which will lie al- ' most a sister ship to the company's collier Ngahere. will be ready in May. and should reach New Zealand about the end of duly. Captain Dilner’s oldest son, who has been in the Blackball Company’s service for some time, will come out in the new steamer as ridel nflirer. ll is understood that Captain Christian, of the Ngahere, will take charge of the steamer when she arrives. and that Captain Dilner, now in the I', lone, will take the Ngahere. Mr I Inches, chief ollicer of the Ngahere, will prolialdy become master of the IVtone. EASTERN CANADIAN SERVICE. The New Zealand Shipping Company has entered into a contract with the Canadian Coivenimeiit to load steamers from Eastern Canadian ports to Australia and New Zealand. It has been decided to make the service a monthly one and to discharge steamers at Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. The proposal is to load at Montreal in the summer and at St. John's in the winter. The first steamers to bo despatched will he the Rakaia from Montreal 14th May. Whakatane from Montreal 15tli dime.

As this line is ;i purely British one anil inaugurated by a New Zealand Company which has a \cry large nmiihcr of its sharcholilors in Now Zealand, it is entitled to the support of merchants throughout the dominion. Importers can readily sec the facilities it gives them of importing direct from the manufacturers of I’nited States and Canada, as instructions can he given hy them to shippers to hand consignments over to the Canadian-Pacific Railway Company, the agents of the line, who will see them safely and correctly despatched. Messrs Nam-arrow and Co. are the local agents for the new service, and will he pleased to furnish any information that importers may desire.

PHASES OF THE MOON--APRIL. Last quarter .. 3 0.18 p.tn. New moon .. 10 8.55 a.m. First quarter .. 17 1.39 a.m Full moon .. 25 0.53 a.m